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OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Twenty-Sixth Year 8 Pages — All Home Print McCORMICK, S. C.. Thursday, April 19, 1928 Established June 5. 1902 Number 47 Farmers Taking Interest In Contest ■i'%' Fifteen McCormick County Farmers Have Entered Cot ton Contest And More Are To Fellow McCormick County farmers are showing a lively interest in the State Five Acre Cotton Contest, according to Thos. W. Morgan County Agent, who reports that fifteen have al ready entered the contest, and more are to follow. These entrants come frdm practically every section of the county, and numbered among them are some of the best cotton farmers McCormick County has. Competi tion will be lively before the contest {closes and it is decided who has pro duced the high yield for the county md for th's section of the state. ' The names of those who have en- the contest are listed as fol- J. J. Hester, Troy. W. T. isey, McCormick; W. L. White, ■ -j^wvormick; E. Hanvey, Troy; S. L. '' i "%Htt, McCormick; R. Mi Winn. Plum Branch; W. O. Covin, Willington; W. D. Morrah, Trey; W. C. Holley, Plum Branch; W. E. Britt, McCormick, R. T. Mayson, McCormick; J. F. Stone, Parksville; S. J. King. Plum Branch; W. T. Strom, Plum Branch, and Mrs. R. A. Wideman, Troy. Applications will be received by Thos. Wv Morgan, Cbunty Agent, until May first, after which no more applications can be taken. McCor- nrck County is bound to make a good showing in the contest this year, ajid should have at least twen- ' ty-five or thirty farmers entered. XXI District Contests In Debate Held Friday, April 13th ^ —& •* - r f*—. ^ In the district debating contest Friday, McCormick, Ninety-Six, and B. M. I. tied for district honors. Mc Cormick negative won over B. M. I. The B. M r I. negative won over Ninety-Six, and the McCormick af firmative team lost to Ninety-Six. Thus since three negative teams won and three affirmative teams lost it will be necessary to select the dis trict representatives in a debate tournament sometimes this week at which time all teams will debate be fore one set of judges. The best af firmatives and best negative teams will be chosen to go to Columbia. XXI Declamation And Expression Contests ^ Held Friday, 13th The district ^contest in declamation was held in Greenwood auditorium, Friday evening, April 13th. Joseph Dukes, McCormick representative, taking the place of Cowan McBride who won first place in the local con test, won second place with his sel- ect’on, “The Best Is Yet To Be.” First place in this contest was re warded to B. M. I.’s representat’ve. This speaker wrote his own selection, a timely essay entitled “Heroes.” In the girls’ expression contest, held in Ninety-Six, Lillie Moss rep resented McCormick H’gh School. Estimates Near Million May Go To Lower Deficit Revenues To More Than Take Care Of Needs Of Govern ment For Year Gqmmis- sion Rush Work COLUMBIA. April 11.—The in come of the state government this year is expected to exceed its ex penditures and probably net a Fttle sum to cred't to debt. W. G. Qu^ry, chanma n of the State Tax Commis sion, recently reported to Governor Richards that he estimates that pres ent sources of revenue will be more than sufficient to cover the state’s budget. Mr. Query said that he be lieves there will be almost a milFon dollars to credit to the def eit of nearly four millien dollars. Mr. Query states that the Tax commission is busily engaged in getting things in readiness for the operation of the new revenue act, which takes effect, with its bottle cap and theatre ticket features, on May 1. Under the revenue act of the re cent legislature, the state is to furn ish bottlers of soft drinks with a state bottle crown this to bear the state’s insignia and to take the place c*f a revenue stamp. In collecting the theatre 'achnission tax a state-w'de theatre ticket is to be provided, this also to take the place of stamps, if the theatre operators so desire. If not, they will be required to place stamps on all tickets sold. Mr. Query recently made a trip to certain points in the North, and gathered much infdrmiation regard ing the bottle crown situation. He states that one manufacturer sup plies approximately 95 per cent of the South Carolina bottlers with their battle crowns. Under the tax commission’s plait, the manufacturer of crowns will distribute crowns to South Carolina bottlers through a Columbia warehouse, upon certifi cates issued by the commission. The manufacturer, the bottler and the warehouseman will be bonded, and the design on the crowns will be pat ented, so as to eliminate counterfeit ing. Mr. Query states that the Tax Commission is working with a view to making the initiation of the new plan as free from inconvenience for the bottlers and managers of thea ters and other places of amusement as possible. Other details of the new plans for collecting the drinks apd amusement taxes will be an nounced prior to May 1, Mr. Query states. -m- XXI- Honor Roll For The Wideman School Louise Bowick, William Bowick, Evelyn Bowick, Jessie Bowick, Jim Spence, Mattie Spence, Betty Findley, James Wjideman, Bennie Wideman, Elizabeth Wideman. X Card Of Thanks We wish to express our thanks to our friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and at the death of our husband and father; also thank each one for the beautiful floral offerings. May God richly bless everyone. Mrs. L- J- Holcombe and Children. Union Meeting Parks ville On Fifth Sunday The Union Meeting of the Third Division of the Edgef'eld Baptist Association w ; ll meet with the Church at Parksville on the fifth Sunday, April 29th, at 10.50 o’clock a. m. Program 10:50—A short song service. 11:00—Call to order. Song—“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name,” followed by scripture reading and prayer by the moderator. 11.15—Reports of the churches. 11:30—’Query No. 1.-—Just what is involved in the saying of Jesus; Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these tly’ngs shall be added unto ydu. Jno. G McKie, Sr., and S. J. King. Song. 12:15 p. m.—Query No. 2.—The Bible and what it means to me. Thos. Meriwether and R. N. Edmunds; fol lowed by songs and prayer by J. W. Bussey. 1:30—Adjouin for dinner for one hour. 2:30—Reassemble: Short song and prayer service. 3:00 Query No. 3.—Is slack disfcip- line n the churches an evil? If so, what is the remedy? Dr. WJ. G. Blackwell and Gedrge Bussey. 3:45—Query No. 4.—»My idea of keeping the Sabbath day Holy and why? Jasper McDaniel and Rev. H. M. Hodgens; followed by a song or two. 4.30—Business meeting, followed *>- song, “God Be With You ’TM1 We I Meet Again;” adjournment; Benedic- \ tion by Rev. H. M. Hodgens. J W JOHNSON, Moderator. Clergyman Coming To Serve Will ington Church The Rev. R. C. Topping To Have Charge Of Willington, Abbeville And Anderson Episcopal Churches There has recently come to this community a clergyman of the Epis copal Church who will prov'de serv ices for the congregations at Ander son, Abbeville and Willington. He is the Rev. R. C. Topping, who will make his home in Anderson, but will have as h’s pastorate, three counties, Anderson, Abbeville and McCormick counties. In these three counties there are now three active Episcopal congre gations. The churches wherein they meet are Grace Church, Anderson, Trinity Church Abbeville, and St. Stephen’s Church, Willington. In addition to these congregations there are a number of Episcopalians scattered throughout the three coun ties. The Rev. Mr Topping in under taking this work in th ; s community wishes to become acquainted with all Episcopal families or individuals. He may be addressed at Andreson, S. C. The schedule of services for Abbe ville and McCormick counties will be as follows: 1st Sunday df the month—8:00 a. m., Holy Communion at Trinity Church, Abbeville. 2nd Sunday—4:00 p. m., Even ; ng Service and Sermon at Trinity Church, Abbeville. 3rd Sunday—4:00 n. m.. Evening Service and Sermon at St. Stephen’s Church Willington. 4th Sunday—4:00 p. m«. Evening Service and Sermon at Trinity Church, Abbeville. 5th Sunday—(when it occurs)— 4:00 p. m., Evening Service and Ser mon at St. Stephen’s Church, Will ington. -XXJ- Chance Qualify For 100 Bushel Com Club Flays Parents For Neglecting To Train Youth Farmers Proposing To Qualify Must Notify County Agent Before July CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 7.— Membersh : p in the South Carolina 100-Bushel Corn Club, is open to any farmer in the state who grows as much as 500 bushels on five acres, says D. W. Watkins, assistant direc tor of extension. Last year two men, W. N. Ashe, of Lancaster County, and B. R. SmitH of Edgefield Coun ty, qualified as charter members of this honor club. Mr. Ashe produced 108.9 bushels an acre. By plowing under a heavy bur clover crop and applying 200 pounds" an acre of 12-4-4 fertilizer, he was able to make th's yield. Mr. Smith grew r 100 bushels and 39 pounds an acre on the same five acres on which he won the second prize in the Sc'uth Carolina Cotton Contest in 1926. He side-dressed his corn with 1000 pounds of acid phos phate, 400 pounds of nitrate of soda and 150 pounds of muriate of pot ash. Although this club was established in 1926 by the Extension Service to encourage better methods of produc ing our most neglected crop, no one qualified until last year. Yields of 100 bushels an acre have been made on single acres by a number of far mers and club boys as well, but it is believed that only Mr. Ashe and Mr. Smith have authentically made such five-acre yields in South Caro lina, says Mr. Watkins. With South Carolina’s average yields about 15 bushels an acre, it is cheaper for many farmers to buy western com than to grow it, but not for Mr. Ashe, who grew his for 19 (cents a bushel, Mr. Watkins says. Any farmer proposing to qualify this year for membership in the club must notify his county farm agent before July, so he and extens'on ag ronomists can check up. Although there are no cash prizes, the 100- bushel club marks a member as a public benefactor through his exam ple and as a mighty good farmer. X - The McCormick man who can’t see anything in his job should stand off and take a peek at himself. Then he will know what is the matter. Children N\ow Run Homes And Sometimes Schools. Says Judge Featherstone Last week’s issue of The George town Times gives the following ac count of Judge C. C. Featherstone’s charge tc' the grand jury of that county when court convened at Georgetown on the 9th instant: Judge’s Charge To Grand Jury. Declaring that the white people are taking possession of the Courts of the State, and that in the prohi bition leases and the negroes who are haled befdre the tribunial are in many instances only the tool of some white man, Judge C. C. Featherstone, in his charge to the Grand Jury, scored the white people of South Carolina for their part in the crime wavd. in no uncertain tone. “Education is not a cure-all,” the judge asserted. “The bulk cf the crime is now being committed by ed ucated people.” He asserted that a number of young wh : te men all who possessed a certain amount of edu cation were being brought before the courts of land charged with infamous crimes and that the people generally made light of the dffense. “Christian education is very necessary,” the judge said, “if we are to improve present conditions.” In h's discourse on the reasons underlying the crime .wave. Judge Featherstone took the parents to task, saying that he only wished in many cases that he could punish the parents instead of the children. Lack of training, and discipline in the hcine is lesponsible for most of the crime, Judge Featherstone said. “The children are running the homes and in some cases running the schools,” he charged. “Another reason for the crime wave is the attitude of some of our jurors” said Judge Featherstone. “They let their sympathies get away with them. This maudlin, sickly sentimentality often results in the miscarriage of justice,” he declared. False ideas cf heroism was given as another reason for the crime wave by the presiding judge. Moving pic tures that made a hero of the crimi nal, and ridiculed the off eers of the law lead many young people astray, he stated. As to the prohibition law he charged that many so-called “good citizens,” were continually throwing obstacles in the way of this law, making the statute more and more difficult to enforce. This class of cit izen could never be termed “good,” the judge asserted. “The I quor busi ness is responsible for about two thirds of the crimes,” he said. “Still another reason for the crime wave is the uncertainty of punish ment,” Judge Featherstone said. “The juries find defendants guilty and the judges sentence them, but they don’t stay sentenced. I am go ing to ra ; se my voice all over South Carol’r.a about the crime wave, for it is a deplorable state of affairs,” he said in conclusion. Richards Orders Arrest As Often As Races Are Run If Juries Want To Release Them, That Will Be Their Affair," Says The Gov ernor COLUMBIA, April 14.—At the conclusion of a conference with At torney General Jchn M. Daniel Fri day, Governor John G. Richards wrote Sheriff Poulnot, of fCharleston. to arrest promoters and participants of Sunday automobile races in Char leston County as dften as races are run. “Responsibility in the matter will be left with the citizens and jttrors of Charleston County,” said the gov ernor. “Sunday automobile racing is clearly a violation of the statutes and everybody knows it. I have instruct ed Sheriff Poulnot to arrest the rac ers as often as they start on Sunday, and if juries want to release them, that will be their affair.” The gevernor said he had had no reports of Sunday boat racing in Charleston County, but if such re ports were made he would investi gate. He also said he had no an nouncement tc make in regard to Sunday bathing at beaches), but inti mated that he considered it a viola tion of law to rent bathing su’M foi Sunday use by bathers and swim mers. “I consider a visit to Magnolia gardens the equal of any sermon,” said the chief executive. “I heard of a soldier who entered the gardens drunk and came out sob er. I noticed particularly the ab sence of loud talking and laughing. A visit to the gardens by atheists would, I believe, impress them as could nothing else that there is a supreme being. I believe Magnolia gardens is the most beautiful scene i n the world.” X Church Notice For St. Stephen’s, Willington, S. C. -:xi- Neely’s Big Boll Cotton Seed Here Shipment Received And Being Sold To Farmers A co-operative carlot shipment of Neely’s Pedigreed Cleveland Big Bell cotton seed was received by the coun ty agent last week from the Neely Pedigreed Seed Company of Waynes boro, Ga. These seed were purchas ed to fill the need of better planting seed i n the county, and a limited number of bags remain for sale at $6.00 per 100 lb. bag. Th's is a big boll cotton, producing heavily, and producing a staple that pulls 1 1-16 inch. This staple will command a premium on the market, and is in line with the best prac tices of improving cotton seed. These seed are o n sale at the gin ''ff ee of M. G. & J. J. Dorn at Mc Cormick at the delivered price of $1.80 per bushel. ? THOS. W. MORGAN. County Agent. There will be service at St. Steph en’s Church at Willington on the af ternoon of Sunday, April 29th. The service will be conducted by the Rev. R. C. Topping, who is to be the min ister in charge of this church in the future. The good people of Willington community w : ll look forward with in terest to the coming of the Rev. Mr. Topping among them. All are cordially invited to attend this service at St. Stephen’s on the afternoon of the 29th. XXX $151.29 Worth Of Cream Sold Saturday M^oorefield Use Cotton For Highway Material W ill Be A Year Before He'Cart Say Whether Or Not It I mm proved Road WASHINGTON, In a report re cently submitted to the senate from the committee on agriculture cover- ; ng new uses to wh, ; ch cotton may b6 plsked, especially as covering cotton bales in the place of jute T '~~ r imported from India, it is pointed out that in order to test the new uses to which this staple may be put, Charles H. Moorefield, state high way engineer of South Carolina, re- eeirily used it as road bu'lding ma terial on a section of Highway No. 2, in Newberry County. This was known locally as a topsoil road, which con- rirted principally of sand and clay as a binding material. On it a bi tuminous surface treatment was ap plied. The first step in this process was f o “scarify” the surface of the road. As it gradually rebounded under traffic the surface was smoothed by scrapers or drags. The tar was ap plied and allowed to “set” partially. The next day an open weave cotton fabric having a yarn count of 7 by 7 in both warp an filling and weigh ng approximately 7 ounces per yard, was spread over the tar. When the fabric was in place hot asphalt was applied then covered with coarse sand to give a wearing surface. The road was ready for traffic immed iately after the surface treatment had been completed. Thus cotton may soon become an- economic factor in highway cor.struc- t’on through the entire world. Charles H. Moorefield, chief high way engineer-, when asked about the use t'f cotton in a section of highway No. 2 in Newberry County, said that it was true that cotton fabric, purchased from a Columbia cotton mill, had been used in the surface treatment of a small section of this highway about a year ago. Asked if the use had been success ful or not, Mr. Morefield said that both the section in which cotton had been used and that in which it had not been used were in excellent con dition and that it would probably be at least a year before he could say whether the use of cotton improved the road. -xxx- To Name Master Farmers Three hundred sixty-nine pounds of butterfat were sold to the McCor mick Cream Station by the farmers of the county last Saturday for 41 cents per pound. The amount paid out for this butterfat was $151.29, which is the largest amount paid out on any cream day since early last fall. Rece : pts continue to increase, and it is expected that the amount will grow much larger than this during the next month. THOS. W. MORGAN, County Agent. txt Boy Scouts America Plum Branch, S. C. The scouts held their regular- meeting Friday, April 13, 1928, at three o’clock. Mr. Wilkes lead the devotional. A daily report on good turns was given. . , . , , Our bird houses were judged last Saturday. Archie Langley, patrol leader for No. 1. won first prize. The scouts took tneir first night hike Friday night, April 6, 1928. All of us had a good timd arid want to go again. EDWARD HODGENS, Scribe Ex-Tempo. txt Extension Service Supporting Movement Of Great Inter est And Value Consult your local postal authori ties for rate^. regulations, and re quirements for shipping farm p:o- duce by parcel post. CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 16.— Ten to 15 of the best all-round white farmer citizens of South Carolina will be selected during the coming summer as this state’s “Master Far mers” under a plan being promoted by The Progressive Farmed, of Ral- e gh, N. C., and supported by the Ex tension Serv'ce of Clemson College. Nominees from each county are now being selected by local county com mittees. Prof. C. L. Newman, foimerly a member of the Clemson College fac ulty, now associate editor df The Pro gressive Farmer, is the active leader of the movement and will make a thorough survey of the nominees from each county, using a score card system of final selection. Coun ty farm agents and other 'Extension woikers are rendering any ass ; stance possible. To be eligible for nomination a man or woman must be a white far mer of good moral reputation, includ ing reputation for paying debts, and must live on his own farm. Nominees will be scored dn orgamzafon and operation of farm, business methods and ability, general farm appeal ance and upkeep, home life, and citizen ship. Upon the “Master Farmers” chos en from the county nominees The Progressive Farmer will bestow gold medals at a banquet to be held at Clemson College. Dr. W. W. Long, director of the Extension Service, expresses heaity j approval of the “Master Farmer” i movement and urges tbs ' <• a! eom- ( mittees use great care a.m judgment j in selecting the farmers from each county from whom final choice of the honor men will be made.